sons, other than persons in the military service 
of the United States, outside the Continental lim¬ 
its of the United States, accompanying or serving 
with the United States Navy, the Marine Corps, 
or the Coast Guard, when serving as a part of 
the Navy, including but not limited to persons 
employed by the Government directly or by con¬ 
tractors or subcontractors engaged in naval proj¬ 
ects, and all persons, other than persons in the 
military service of the United States, within an 
area leased by the United States which is with¬ 
out the territorial jurisdiction thereof and which 
is under the control of the Secretary of the Navy, 
shall, in time of war or national emergency, be 
subject to the Articles for the Government of the 
Navy except insofar as these articles define of¬ 
fenses of such a nature that they can be com¬ 
mitted only by naval personnel; Provided, That 
the jurisdiction herein conferred shall not ex¬ 
tend to Alaska, the Canal Zone, the Hawaiian 
Islands, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands, except 
the Islands of Palmyra, Midway, Johnston, and 
that part of the Aleutian Islands, west of longi¬ 
tude one hundred and seventy-two degrees west.” 
Technicians accompanying or serving 
with the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast 
Guard outside the Continental limits of 
the United States, except in the places 
excepted from its provisions by the above 
Act may be tried before general or sum¬ 
mary courts martial or deck courts. They 
are also subj ect to applicable punishments 
authorized in Articles 24 and 25 of the 
Articles for the Government of the Navy. 
Leased areas in which jurisdiction is ex¬ 
ercised at the present time are those in 
Guantanamo, Newfoundland, Burmuda, 
Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Antigua, Trinidad, 
and British Guiana. The authority for 
trial before general or summary courts 
martial or deck courts shall be utilized 
where appropriate in lieu of trial before 
exceptional military courts. (ALNAV 65, 
April 1, 1943). A Technician is expected 
to conform to all rules and regulations 
promulgated in the interest of good order 
and discipline. In the presence of the 
enemy he will conform with the actions of 
the Naval or Marine Corps personnel and 
will not jeopardize the safety of the com¬ 
mand. When necessary, the Technician 
may be placed under arrest tb await de¬ 
portation or trial by court martial. 
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